Alternatives, Analysis, Commons, Degrowth, Economic, English, Food Sovereignty, Global, Others, Social Movements, Vivir Bien

11th WTO Ministerial – Letter from Global Civil Society about the Agenda of the WTO

[Delivery date: 9 October, 2017] Below this whole letter, you are going to find links with pdfs about this letter, in French, Español, and Greek. Here you have the English version: 11th WTO Ministerial – Letter from Global Civil Society about the Agenda of the WTO Dear Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), We are writing as 300[i] member organizations of global civil society … Continue reading 11th WTO Ministerial – Letter from Global Civil Society about the Agenda of the WTO

AdminOctober 16, 2017

Alternatives, Analysis, Economic, Español, Feminism, Global, Nature, Others, Socio cultural, Vivir Bien

El ecofeminismo ante la crisis social, ambiental y patriarcal

[Grupo de Investigación Parte Hartuz, JONE MARTINEZ e IÑAKI BARCENA, 13.02.15] “¿Por qué el ébola mata más a las mujeres?” Se preguntaba Ana Álvarez en el periódico Diagonal (18/09/2014). La misma redactora respondía que la división genérica del trabajo y la ética del cuidado con la que muchas mujeres gestionan los asuntos de lo cotidiano hace que en Liberia, por ejemplo, las autoridades sanitarias … Continue reading El ecofeminismo ante la crisis social, ambiental y patriarcal

AdminSeptember 26, 2017

Analysis, Español, Global, Nature

Alerta global: el cambio climático podría desencadenar un colapso oceánico

[El Independiente, 31.07.17] Los científicos advierten del impacto del cambio climático en las corrientes oceánicas Glaciar de tidewater en la Bahía de Nordfjorden, isla de Spitsbergen, archipiélago de Svalbard. Científicos de la Universidad de Yale y de la Universidad de Southampton mantienen que la actual pérdida de hielo en el Ártico puede desempeñar un papel activo en la alteración de uno de los sistemas de … Continue reading Alerta global: el cambio climático podría desencadenar un colapso oceánico

AdminSeptember 8, 2017

Alberto Acosta, Analysis, Español, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Others, Socio cultural

Qué se sentirá ser el último…

[Alberto Acosta, 30 de agosto del 2017] “En este momento la cosa más desechable del mundo es el ser humano”.José Saramago, Premio Nobel de Literatura. ¿Qué sentirá aquel que sea el último de su especie ante la certeza de la extinción eterna?, pregunta Eduardo Gudynas al concluir una reflexión clara y profunda, como le caracteriza. Sin duda una sombría inquietud que alude al último rinoceronte … Continue reading Qué se sentirá ser el último…

AdminSeptember 4, 2017

Analysis, Commons, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Economy..., English, Global, Others

A Synopsis: Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

[Donella Meadows*, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows] The following piece is a short synopsis of Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update. The full length book is available at Chelsea Green’s website. The whole book available here: Limits-to-Growth-digital-scan-version_Meadows, Donella A Synopsis: Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update The signs are everywhere around us: Sea level has risen 10–20 cm since 1900. Most non-polar glaciers are retreating, … Continue reading A Synopsis: Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update

AdminAugust 30, 2017March 21, 2019

Alternatives, Analysis, Commons, English, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Socio cultural, Vivir Bien

‘Indigenous peoples are the best guardians of world’s biodiversity’

[David Hill, Wednesday 9 August 2017] Interview with UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, a Kankanaey Igorot woman from the Philippines. Photograph: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for UND. Today is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, numbering an estimated 370 million in 90 countries and speaking roughly … Continue reading ‘Indigenous peoples are the best guardians of world’s biodiversity’

AdminAugust 22, 2017

Analysis, Economic, Español, Geopolitical, Global, Others, Power, Socio cultural

El poder a ultranza: La derecha tomó por asalto la democracia en EEUU

[David Brooks, Corresponsal Periódico La Jornada, 21.08.2017] Con el arribo de Trump, este país se convirtió en el más peligroso. Los militantes ultraderechistas han matado a más gente en Estados Unidos que todos los ataques “terroristas” atribuidos a musulmanes, según un informe del centro de investigación. New America. Foto Xinhua. Desde 2002 a finales del 2016, islamistas han lanzado nueve ataques que dejaron 45 muertos, … Continue reading El poder a ultranza: La derecha tomó por asalto la democracia en EEUU

AdminAugust 21, 2017

Alternatives, Analysis, Economic, English, Global, Nature, Socio cultural

The Anthropocene Myth

[Andreas Malm*] Blaming all of humanity for climate change lets capitalism off the hook. Last year was the hottest year ever recorded. And yet, the latest figures show that in 2013 the source that provided the most new energy to the world economy wasn’t solar, wind power, or even natural gas or oil, but coal. The growth in global emissions — from 1 percent a year … Continue reading The Anthropocene Myth

AdminAugust 18, 2017

Analysis, Economic, English, Global

State petroleum and climate change

[Gerardo Honty*, 02.08.17] The biggest iceberg in history just broke off in Antarctica, while in the Arctic, the present temperatures are the highest ever registered. Heat waves are once again roasting the Northern Hemisphere, while in the South, the glaciers are losing mass. In spite of this, the world continues to invest enormous sums of money in the exploitation of petroleum, gas and coal, … Continue reading State petroleum and climate change

AdminAugust 16, 2017

English, Global, Publications

We need rights of nature legislation now to protect our home planet

[Michelle Bender, http://www.theecologist.org ] We need a new paradigm for ocean governance focused on well-being and guided by principles of sustainability, ecosystem health, precaution and interconnectedness, argues MICHELLE BENDER of the US based Earth Law Centre. The first United Nations Ocean Conference brought together governments, stakeholders, businesses, and civil society representatives. The ocean covers over seventy percent of our planet, generates over fifty percent of … Continue reading We need rights of nature legislation now to protect our home planet

AdminJuly 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Alternatives, Analysis, Degrowth, Economic, English, Global

Degrowth: the case for a new economic paradigm

[Riccardo Mastini, Lund University, published on Open Democracy on 08.06.2017] Unbridled growth appears to be at odds with social well-being and environmental sustainability. How might we develop a model that reduces the imperative for growth while maintaining economic stability? Traffic in Dhaka: Pollution and congestion are two costly consequences of economic growth. joiseyshowaa/Flickr. Some rights reserved. In the 1970s, the emphasis was on resource limits. … Continue reading Degrowth: the case for a new economic paradigm

AdminJuly 4, 2017July 5, 2017

Analysis, Edgardo Lander, Español, Geopolitical, Global

Sociólogo venezolano cuestiona la “solidaridad incondicional” de la izquierda latinoamericana con el chavismo

Edgardo Lander no es sólo un académico, profesor titular de la Universidad Central de Venezuela e investigador asociado del Transnational Institute. Es una persona vinculada desde hace años a los movimientos sociales y a la izquierda en su país. Desde ese lugar, afirma que el apoyo incondicional de las izquierdas de la región al chavismo reforzó las tendencias negativas del proceso. Sostiene que las izquierdas … Continue reading Sociólogo venezolano cuestiona la “solidaridad incondicional” de la izquierda latinoamericana con el chavismo

AdministradorMarch 28, 2017

Alberto Acosta, Economic, English, Global

Post-extractivismo: entre el discurso y la praxis. Algunas reflexiones gruesas para la acción

[Alberto Acosta Espinosa, Revista “Ciencia Política”, volumen 11 – número 21, enero – junio 2016] El pensamiento dominante nos hace aceptar como imposible una economía sin crecimiento que no aprovecha masivamente los recursos naturales. Se repite que, para lograr el progreso, la única via es el crecimiento económico, el cual exige a un grupo de países extraer cada vez mayores volúmenes de recursos naturales para … Continue reading Post-extractivismo: entre el discurso y la praxis. Algunas reflexiones gruesas para la acción

AdminOctober 20, 2016October 20, 2016

English, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Others

Nature’s right to exist gets a boost from key organizations

[Mike Gaworecki, 2016-10-13] In 2008, Ecuador became the first country to enshrine in its constitution the right of nature to exist and thrive. Then Bolivia passed its Law of the Rights of Mother Earth in 2010, which not only recognizes the natural world’s rights but also grants Earth what’s been called a “legal personality,” thereby allowing legal action to be brought on the planet’s behalf … Continue reading Nature’s right to exist gets a boost from key organizations

AdminOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

Analysis, David Harvey, Economic, Español, Global, Various

Algunas ideas sobre Piketty

[ David Harvey] Publicado por Guillem Murcia, 20 mayo 2014. A continuación publicamos la reseña que el profesor David Harvey ha hecho del libro de Thomas Piketty “El Capital en el siglo XXI”. David Harvey es profesor en la City University of New York, y lleva más de 40 años enseñando, divulgando e investigando sobre la opera magna de Marx, El Capital. Entre sus contribuciones se halla una serie de clases en vídeo sobre la obra … Continue reading Algunas ideas sobre Piketty

Admin SpMay 27, 2014September 19, 2014

Analysis, Español, Geopolitical, Global, Various

Los golpes de espectro completo

[Ana Esther Ceceña. ALAI AMLATINA, 21/05/2014]. Nuevos aires cargados de viejos hábitos soplan sobre los territorios de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. La vocación hegemónica y su permanente necesidad de renovarse y reafirmarse trae consigo una cartera de elementos de seducción, disuasión o represión que pueden ser usados aislada o simultáneamente y que ofrecen la posibilidad de combinaciones muy diversas, versátiles y siempre, eso sí, con … Continue reading Los golpes de espectro completo

Admin SpMay 22, 2014

Analysis, Elizabeth Peredo, Español, Global, Nature

Climate change: a challenge that goes beyond politics

[Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán, marzo de 2014] It has rained incessantly in the Bolivian Amazon and in the Valleys. The waters that have flooded our territory since January, are thought to be the result of the worst rains in 40 years. More than 60,000 families have been affected – meaning that at least 350,000 people have had to leave their homes. They have lost almost everything … Continue reading Climate change: a challenge that goes beyond politics

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Alternatives, Analysis, Economic, Global, István Mészáros, Others

Structural Crisis Needs Structural Change

[István Mészáros] When stressing the need for a radical structural change it must be made clear right from the beginning that this is not a call for an unrealizable utopia. On the contrary, the primary defining characteristic of modern utopian theories was precisely the projection that their intended improvement in the conditions of the workers’ lives could be achieved well within the existing structural frameworkof the criticized … Continue reading Structural Crisis Needs Structural Change

AdminMarch 3, 2014

Global, Nature, Nnimmo Bassey

We need to overturn the system

[Nnimmo Bassey interview by Ethan Cox, June 2013] When we speak of Nigeria, and of the Nigerian people’s inspired resistance to the devastation wrought by multinational oil companies such as Shell, the name of the late, and great, Ken Saro-Wiwa is inescapable. But many others have continued to toil in the shadows over the years since Saro-Wiwa’s death. Nnimmo Bassey is one such activist who is … Continue reading We need to overturn the system

AdminMarch 3, 2014